Jamshid Mashayekhi
Acting
Born: 1934-11-26 in Jajrood, Tehran, Iran
Biography
Jamshid Mashayekhi is a celebrated Iranian actor and an iconic figure of Iranian cinema. Mashayekhi began professional acting on stage in 1957. His first feature film role was Brick and Mirror(1965, Ebrahim Golestan). After a four-year break, he acted in The Cow (1969, Darius Mehrjui) and Kaiser(Qeysar) (1969, Masoud Kimiai). Mashayekhi commonly appears as an elderly grandfather because of his white hair and charismatic face and figure. He received a best performance award for The Grandfather (1985, Majid Gharizadeh) from the First Festival of Non-aligned Countries in North Korea.
Known For
Setayesh
Hezar Dastan
Reza Khoshnevis (Tofangchi)
The Grandfather
The Lead
Mirza Mohsen
Furious Men
Desiderium
Habib Agha Zoroof-chi
The Enigma of the Shah
The Teacher without Master
The fall of Sahra
Honeymoon
Khan Baba
Crime
Morteza Afjehei
A Little Kiss
Kamalolmolk
Kamalolmolk
The Fateful Day
Abadan
Malek Khatoon
Zabih
Haj Samad
Punishment Committe
Reza tofangchi
Cheque
Bahrami
The Cow
Abbas
The Rubble
Mahmoud khan
همه چیز آنجاست
Sunrise
Doctor
Galan
Anxious
Uncle
The Curse
Baghe Gilas (1994)
The Brick and the Mirror
Qeysar
Gheisar's Uncle
The Sound of the Desert
Pol
The Spring
Woman's Lover
Tabriz dar meh
The Starless Sky
Charlotte be bazarche miayad
The father of other
Alma
Prince Ehtejab
Khosrow Khan aka "Prince Ehtejab"
Bitter Almonds
A House Built on Water
Dr. Latifian